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SEOUL, South Korea — The withdrawal of a major international aid organization threatens to leave tens of thousands of tuberculosis patients in North Korea without the medication they need and could spiral into a severe crisis if…
DOH-7 OBSERVES LUNG MONTH As the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) observes the celebration of National Lung Month in August; the agency will be offering free chest x-ray services to suspected tuberculosis (TB) patients in…
The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) will be offering free X-ray procedures to patients with suspected tuberculosis through its voucher program. Carlo Wyne Brillantes of DOH-7 said each voucher worth P400 can be used in…
SOCIAL stigma continues to hinder people afflicted with tuberculosis (TB) from seeking immediate treatment, the regional office of the Department of Health (DOH-7) said yesterday. DOH-7 nurse Junie May Marino said some people still feel ashamed about…
ABOUT 30 jail guards were relieved while several inmates afflicted with communicable diseases like tuberculosis (TB) were transferred to other cells at the Cebu City Jail. City Jail Warden Arnel Peralta said the relief of the jail…
IN celebration of the Lung Month this August, the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) will hold a mass tuberculosis (TB) screening in Tangke National High School in Talisay City. A total of 537 students from…
A 30-YEAR-OLD man who was suffering from tuberculosis was found dead inside his room last Sunday morning in Barangay Pusok, Lapu-Lapu City. Carlos Rafols, single, a resident of Sitio Seaside Sta. Maria, Barangay Pusok, was already unconscious…
About 12 inmates in Lapu-Lapu City Jail were placed in an isolation cell after testing positive for tuberculosis recently. Lapu-Lapu City Jail Warden Renante Rubio said seven of 10 inmates tested positive for the disease during the…
About 12 inmates of the Lapu-Lapu City Jail are under medication after they tested positive for tuberculosis. Jail officials had the inmates examined at the facility’s clinic which confirmed that they are suffering from the disease. Warden…
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